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HPRS 2302 - Medical Terminology for Allied Health



A study of medical terminology, word origin, structure, and application with an emphasis on building a professional vocabulary required for employment within the allied healthcare field.

Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion, students will be able to:

  • Define, pronounce, and spell medical terms with the use of medical references as resource tools.
  • Demonstrate effective communication of medical terms in all levels of health care.
  • Utilize medical terms in context of allied health care fields.
  • Analyze word origin and structure through the introduction of prefixes, suffixes, root words, plurals, abbreviations, and symbols.
  • Apply critical thinking skills when communicating medical terminology of human anatomy ahd physiology, disease disorders, and procedures.

Credit Hour(s): 3

Lecture Hour(s): 48



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